Album US 1975 on Arista label
Jazz (Free Jazz)
Side A recorded on January 29,1975 at C.I. Studios, New York City. Side B recorded in February 1972 at Archway Studios, St. Louis, Missouri. 'The Hard Blues' is a previously unreleased track from the recording sessions for Hemphill's "Dogon A.D." album. Hamiet Bluiett misspelled as Hameit Bluiett for Side B For a similar release with different runout / pressing plant, see here.
Julius A Hemphill as, ss, alto saxophone, composed by, liner notes, poem on sleeve, album by | |
Arthur Blythe as, *1940 US alto saxophone | |
Hamiet Bluiett bs, *1940 US baritone saxophone | |
Abdul Wadud vc, *1947 US cello | |
Daniel Ben Zebulon cng, congas | |
Barry Altschul perc, dr, *1943 US drums | |
Phillip Wilson dr, 1941-1992 US drums | |
Baikida Carroll tr, fh, *1947 US trumpet |
Robert L. Heimall art direction |
Bill Hoffman artwork, cover art |
Michael Cuscuna coordinator, u.s. production coordination, liner notes, producer |
Steve Backer coordinator, u.s. production coordination |
Elvin Campbell engineer |
Oliver Sain engineer |
Wilma Moses liner notes, poem on sleeve |
Ron Warwell photography by |
Julius A Hemphill producer |
Julius A Hemphill |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Reflections | Julius A Hemphill | 2:30 | |
2 | Lyric | Julius A Hemphill | 7:24 | |
3 | Skin 1 | Julius A Hemphill | 10:07 | |
4 | Skin 2 | Julius A Hemphill | 2:28 | |
5 | The Hard Blues | Julius A Hemphill | 20:07 |